Wind Advisory 9, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

May 1, 2026, 10:46 AM CDT (15:46 UTC)

In effect from

May 1, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT

Expired

May 2, 2026, 1:00 AM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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605 
WWUS74 KLCH 011546
NPWLCH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1046 AM CDT Fri May 1 2026

LAZ033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-TXZ515-
516-615-616-020600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.WI.Y.0009.260501T2000Z-260502T0600Z/
St. Landry-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West
Cameron-East Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis-
Northern Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary-
Southern Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Lower
Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Upper Jefferson-Northern
Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange-
Including the cities of Fenton, Forked Island, Patterson, Lake
Arthur, Rayne, Elton, Vidor, Meaux, Lake Charles, Creole,
Westlake, Grand Lake, Carlyss, Berwick, Sea Rim State Park,
Intracoastal City, Jeanerette, Avery Island, Iowa, New Iberia,
Maurice, China, Sabine Pass, Orange, Iota, Opelousas, Johnson
Bayou, Cade, Abbeville, Mauriceville, Bayou Vista, Bell City,
Welsh, Grand Chenier, Klondike, Crowley, Cameron, Hayes, Church
Point, Morse, Beaumont, Lawtell, Moss Bluff, Morgan City, St.
Martinville, Centerville, Cypremort Point, Gueydan, Franklin,
Hackberry, Sulphur, Stephensville, Eunice, Vinton, Hathaway,
Jennings, Lafayette, Branch, Kaplan, De Quincy, Burns Point,
Rutherford Beach, Breaux Bridge, Topsy, Nederland, Port Arthur,
and Bridge City
1046 AM CDT Fri May 1 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT 
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, and southwest 
  Louisiana and southeast Texas.

* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

MC

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.